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Welcome to another week of MMA on Instagram! MMA stalker Katie Winter has collected the best pics that UFC and other MMA fighters and personalities were sharing this week, and they're all here for your viewing pleasure. Here we go again. Yay! There are fights this weekend. There are some pictures below. Be sure to leave your complaints in the comments section. Enjoy. Akira Corassani and Dustin Poirier: "Hey Jean, now what? :) "MMA seems like it came out of a video game. These guys are stupid eno read news >>

UFC heavyweight fan favorite, Matt Mitrione discusses PED epidemic, Reebok sponsor deal, the rankings system, thoughts on interim titles, street drugs, the Diaz brothers and more in this interview exclusive. MMA is a tough job any way you slice it. The physical aspect is grueling and takes a fast toll on the body. The expenses associated with training camps such as specialized diets, supplements, physician costs, equipment and more can break a bank account down to its barest fibers, often forcin read news >>

No matter what happens when Benson Henderson takes on Brandon Thatch in the main event of UFC Fight Night 60 on Saturday, we’re probably going to need an asterisk or two. Henderson vs. Thatch isn’t a fight that figures into anyone’s long-term plans, nor one we even could’ve anticipated as recently as a month ago. Make no mistake, there are clear stakes here for each guy, as Bendo moves up from lightweight to make a short-notice appearance at 170 pounds. It’s just that putting it all in perspecti read news >>

Certain things simply do not matter to Benson Henderson. Where the current landscape of mixed martial arts is filled with fighters who proclaim they will step in against any opponent whenever the opportunity is presented to them, the truth of the matter is that very few fighters actually put forth the actions to back up their claims. Competing at the highest level of MMA is a business plain and simple, yet there are certain athletes who are driven by something outside of the typical scope. Along read news >>

No matter the challenge, light heavyweight champion Jon Jones continues to retain his 205-pound crown. At UFC 182, Daniel Cormier put more pressure on Jones than anybody else has inside the Octagon. However, Jones was able to land the better shots even when Cormier was able to work inside, and the champion didn't allow a takedown until late in the final round. It was another great performance by Jones, who lost only one round on the scorecards. In picking up the decision win, Jones earned his ei read news >>

Bloody Elbow’s resident economist and former antitrust practitioner clarifies the issue of career length and exclusive contracts in the UFC lawsuit. Two weeks ago, I dissected the details of the lawsuit filed against the UFC (here and here) from the perspective of someone who used to provide expert witness support in these exact types of antitrust cases. The intent was to translate the plaintiffs' legal arguments into everyday English and cover the likely ways the UFC will rebut and attack the c read news >>

The moment the signing of Phillip Brooks (CM Punk) was announced, I suddenly had a new appreciation for Conor McGregor. I might not have agreed that he should get the next shot at Jose Aldo, but at least he has a true MMA background and is a proven competitor. I have nothing against Brooks for wanting to test himself in real competition. In fact, I find that highly admirable. If any rancor about his signing exists, it should be leveled at the UFC decision-makers, not Brooks. We all get why Brook read news >>

First, the obvious alarm bells with this new "groundbreaking" UFC-Reebok uniform deal. The days of Condom Depot types renting out ass-space on a fighter’s trunks is lamentably coming to an end. No more Dynamic Fasteners. No more Dude Wipes strewn menacingly across the groin. No more angry eyes staring out of Demian Maia’s backside. No more Dennis Hallman and his Smothered Boys. Soon it’ll be just be…unif…unif…I can barely bring myself to type it. Soon it’ll just be uniformity.And all of this for read news >>

In a matter of hours, Chad Mendes will go face-to-face with the only man to hand him a loss in the sport of mixed martial arts. Mendes and UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will rematch in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, in the main event of UFC 179. Their first meeting also took place in Brazil, where Aldo delighted his countrymen with a dramatic KO victory in the final second of the first round. A well-placed and devastating knee did the damage, and Mendes has been waiting almost three years for a read news >>

Being crowned The Ultimate Fighter winner is never easy. No matter how many seasons have aired, living six weeks in isolation away from family and friends to compete multiple times in that time span... read news >>

UFC middleweight Tim Kennedy revealed that he is currently debating a potential appeal with his team but is personally of the opinion that it is a lost cause. Following one of the more controversial finishes in recent memory, Tim Kennedy is uncertain as to whether he is prepared to go through the ordeal of an official appeal. On Saturday night, after Kennedy had mounted a comeback in the second round of his feature fight against Romero and looked to be close to finishing the Olympic silver medal read news >>